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Razorbacks pick up pair of pinwheels at SEC Relays
Arkansas’ men’s track and field team capped its weekend in Baton Rouge, picking up a pair of pinwheels at the first annual SEC Relays.
BATON ROUGE, La. — Arkansas’ men’s track and field team capped its weekend in Baton Rouge, picking up a pair of pinwheels at the first annual SEC Relays on Saturday afternoon.
Arkansas’ 4-x-200-meter relay team of Roy Ejiakuekwu, Obi Igbokwe, Josh Washington and Kenzo Cotton were the first to earn a pinwheel, capturing the event title with a program record-breaking time of 1 minute, 20.74 seconds.
Arkansas sprint legends Fred Cleary, Roddie Haley, Mike Conley and Wallace Spearmon Sr. (1:20.93) set the previous record in 1985.
The Razorbacks were quick to secure a second pinwheel thanks to Jack Bruce, John Winn, Carlton Orange and Alex George in the DMR. George anchored the team to victory, holding off a late surge by Texas A&M’s Jon Bishop, to claim first-place honors.
Additional Notable Performances
Prior to their 4-x-200 gold-medal meriting performance Ejiakuekwu, Igbokwe, Washington and Cotton raced to second place in the 4-x-100 (38.95) as one of only two squads to run under 39 seconds in the event.
Igbokwe returned to the track for a third time as a member of Arkansas’ 4-x-400 relay. The sophomore sprinter along with Jamarco Stephen, Rhayko Schwartz and Eric Janise posted a seasons’ best of 3:04.20, which moved them up to No. 6 in the NCAA West region.
Redshirt freshman Brendon Rivera jumped to a collegiate PR of 2.11m/6-11, placing fourth in the high jump. The mark qualifies Rivera for the NCAA West preliminary round as one of the top-30 best high jumpers in the region.
The Razorbacks will be back in Fayetteville, Arkansas on Friday, May 5, hosting the Arkansas Twilight. The meet will be the final regular season competition for the Hogs before they open up the postseason in Columbia, South Carolina at the SEC Championships on May 11-13.
SEC Relays
4-x-100 Meter Relay: 2. Ejiakuekwu, Igbokwe, Washington, Cotton – 38.95
4-x-200 Meter Relay: 1. Ejiakuekwu, Igbokwe, Washington, Cotton – 1:20.74
Distance Medley Relay: 1. Bruce, Winn, Orange, George – 9:48.93
4-x-400 Meter Relay: 3. Stephen, Schwartz, Janise, Igbokwe – 3:04.20
High Jump: 2. Ken LeGassey – 2.11m/6-11, 4. Brendon Rivera – 2.11m/6-11
Triple Jump: 2. Clive Pullen – 15.97m/52-4 3/4
Shot Put: 8. Jeff Rogers – 16.83m/55-2¾, 10. Sam Kempka – 15.86m/52-0½
Hammer Throw: 11. Erich Sullins – 58.40m/191-7
| Thu, Aug 29 |  | vs UAPB (Little Rock) | W, 70-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | @ Oklahoma State | L, 31-39 2OT |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | vs UAB | W, 37-27 |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | @ Auburn | W, 24-14 |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Texas A&M (Arl) | L, 21-17 |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | vs Tennessee | W, 19-14 |
| Sat, Oct 19 |  | vs LSU | L, 34-10 |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | @ Mississippi State | W, 58-25 |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | vs Ole Miss | L, 63-31 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Texas | 11:00 AM ABC |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | vs Louisiana Tech | 3:00 PM ESPN+/SECN+ |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | @ Missouri | 2:30 or 3:30 PM TBA |
| Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll: | ||||
| OVERALL | Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. | Bryant (25) | 10-0 | 268 | 1 |
| 2. | Greenwood (2) | 10-0 | 234 | 3 |
| 30 | Conway | 9-1 | 202 | 2 |
| 4. | Little Rock Parkview | 9-1 | 171 | 4 |
| 5. | Bentonville | 7-3 | 162 | 5 |
| 6. | Benton | 9-1 | 148 | 6 |
| 7. | Fayetteville | 8-2 | 111 | 7 |
| 8. | Pulaski Academy | 8-2 | 89 | 8 |
| 9. | Rogers | 7-3 | 43 | 9 |
| 10. | Joe T. Robinson | 9-1 | 22 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Valley View 8, Mountain Home 7, Cabot 6, Little Rock Catholic 6, Shiloh Christian 6, Elkins 1, Farmington 1. | ||||
| CLASS 7A | ||||
| 1. | Bryant (27) | 10-0 | 135 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway | 9-1 | 102 | 2 |
| 3. | Bentonville | 7-3 | 81 | 3 |
| 4. | Fayetteville | 8-2 | 45 | 4 |
| 5. | Pulaski Academy | 8-2 | 39 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Rogers 3. | ||||
| CLASS 6A | ||||
| 1. | Greenwood (27) | 10-0 | 135 | 1 |
| 2. | Benton | 9-1 | 108 | 2 |
| 3. | Mountain Home | 8-2 | 62 | 3 |
| 4. | Shiloh Christian | 7-3 | 49 | 4 |
| 5. | Little Rock Catholic | 9-1 | 34 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Marion 6. | ||||
| CLASS 5A | ||||
| 1. | Little Rock Parkview (27) | 9-1 | 135 | 1 |
| 2. | Joe T. Robinson | 9-1 | 106 | 2 |
| 3. | Valley View | 10-0 | 79 | 3 |
| 4. | Farmington | 9-1 | 48 | 4 |
| 5. | Hot Springs Lakeside | 8-2 | 20 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 7, Harding Academy 7, Morrilton 3. | ||||
| CLASS 4A | ||||
| 1. | Elkins (20) | 10-0 | 126 | 1 |
| 3. | Arkadelphia (5) | 8-2 | 91 | 3 |
| 2. | Little Rock Mills (1) | 10-0 | 68 | 2 |
| 4. | Warren | 8-2 | 55 | 4 |
| 5. | Dardanell (1) | 9-1 | 23 | — |
| Southside Batesville | 10-0 | 23 | — | |
| Others receiving votes: Malvern 12, Gravette 5, Highland 2. | ||||
| CLASS 3A | ||||
| 1. | Bismarck (12) | 10-0 | 105 | 1t |
| 2. | Fordyce (10) | 10-0 | 96 | 1t |
| 3. | Prescott (1) | 9-1 | 70 | 4 |
| 4. | Osceola (2) | 8-1 | 54 | 3 |
| 5. | Booneville (1) | 9-1 | 39 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Mansfield (1) 23, Rivercrest 10, Rison 4, Salem 4. | ||||
| CLASS 2A | ||||
| 1. | Carlisle (20) | 10-0 | 127 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway Christian (7) | 10-0 | 115 | 2 |
| 3. | Des Arc | 8-2 | 59 | 5 |
| 4. | East Poinsett Co. | 7-3 | 52 | — |
| 5. | Bigelow | 6-4 | 18 | 3 |
| Murfreesboro | 7-3 | 18 | 4 | |
| Others receiving votes: Mount Ida 6, Junction City 4, Cross County 3, Poyen 3. | ||||
| 8-MAN SANCTIONED | ||||
| 1. | Strong-Huttig (27) | 5-0 | 81 | 1 |
| 2. | Midland | 9-0 | 53 | 2 |
| 3. | Cedar Ridge | 8-1 | 25 | 3 |
| Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 3. | ||||